Normalizing laboratory-reared rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) behavior with exposure to complex outdoor enclosures

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430100307.abs In comparison with standard laboratory settings, naturalistic environments typically provide nonhuman primates with increased visual, olfactory, and auditory stimulation and greater opportunities for exploration and manipulation. Although behavioral differences between monkeys reared in the laboratory and their feral counterparts are relatively well documented, less is known about the impact of transferring laboratory-born and […]